Chapter 578: Emperor Qin invites Bai Qi

When the Zhao army was defeated and unable to compete with the Deng army, the Qin State in Guanzhong was likely to intervene in the Battle of the Central Plains, Yue Fei immediately sent an envoy to Wancheng and asked Deng Sheng to set the tone, and hoped to get greater support so that he could continue to fight.

On May 29, in the 28th year of Qianyuan, Deng Sheng met with an envoy sent by Yue Fei in Jingtai Hall. After learning about the purpose of the envoy, Deng Sheng quickly summoned important officials to Jingtai Hall to discuss matters and discuss the next plan.

"You are all victorious in the Central Plains. If nothing unexpected happens, all the places in the Central Plains should be included in our territory of Deng. However, Yue Qing realized that Zhao would not give up the Central Plains easily, so he might make a desperate bet. He asked Qin to intervene in the Battle of the Central Plains and combine the two countries to compete with our Great Deng. Yue Qing hopes that the court can set the tone. I wonder what you think?" Deng Sheng asked everyone.

When everyone heard this, they were silent for a moment, and then Cui Hao stepped out and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, I think General Yue's guess is very likely to appear. Zhao State can compete with our Great Deng, all depends on Hebei and the prosperity of the Central Plains. Although many years of wars have greatly damaged the vitality of the Central Plains, as a traditional rich place, it plays an important role in Zhao State. If the Central Plains are gone, Zhao State will have to be passively beaten in the future, and Qin State will not want to see our Great Deng State occupy the Central Plains. Even without Zhao State's invitation, I believe Qin State will come uninvited."

"That's right!" Zhang Bin also listed: "Now it seems that the three kingdoms of Deng, Zhao and Qin are in a state of harmony, but Qin's strength has long been declining. Only Zhao is supporting it alone. If Zhao loses the Central Plains, its strength will shrink significantly, and it is even worse than Qin. After our Great Deng obtains the Central Plains, our strength will be further strengthened as long as we work hard for several years. By then, even if Qin and Zhao join forces are not afraid, Qin will definitely intervene in the battle of the Central Plains. Even if we cannot fight our Great Deng back, it will inevitably curb our Great Deng's offensive momentum. Therefore, we must take action for the Central Plains."

"What should I do? What should I do? What if I increase my troops?" Deng Sheng asked. Since Qin State was a foregone conclusion, Deng Sheng in the Central Plains would not let go. After all, after planning for so long, he finally saw the hope of taking down the Central Plains. Deng Sheng said that he would not give up halfway. Even if he fought alone in Qin and Zhao, Deng Sheng would do whatever he wanted.

"It is certain to increase troops." Wang Ming, the Minister of War, stepped forward and said: "But it is not to increase troops in the Central Plains. Now, the 400,000 elite troops of our Great Deng are gathered in the Central Plains. After several defeats, the current troops are only around 300,000. In addition, the morale of the Zhao army is low, so it will definitely not be the opponent of our army. The Qin State has been greatly damaged, and even if it sends troops, it will not exceed 100,000. With the strength of the Central Plains, it is enough to deal with it. I think that once Qin State sends troops, Guanzhong's defense will be very weak. Your Majesty can order the Tianwu Guard of Hanzhong and Tianning Guard of Wuguan to send troops to Guanzhong. As long as it can successfully break through the Qin army's defense line, the Qin army can be forced to retreat from the Central Plains. The dilemma of the Central Plains can be solved, and it can also severely damage the Qin army in Guanzhong. However, in this way, the large Deng used more than 500,000 troops, but I don't know that the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue may support it?"

As soon as Wang Meng said this, everyone's eyes turned to the Minister of the Minister of Revenue, Jiang Wan. Originally, these matters were all the matters of Hu Weiyong, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. However, Deng Sheng was in charge of Jingtai Hall to deal with the Central Plains. Hu Weiyong was a very pure civil servant and was not selected for the Jingtai Hall. So at this time, he could only look at Hu Weiyong's immediate boss Jiang Wan.

"Jiang Qing, don't know that the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue may continue to support the Battle of Central Plains?" Deng Sheng asked Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan replied: "By your Majesty, with the current reserves of money and grain in the treasury, it is really difficult to support a war of more than 500,000 elite troops. However, I, Da Deng, have some money and grain everywhere. If all the money and grain are gathered together, it is okay. However, after the Battle of the Central Plains, Da Deng will probably live a hard life of one or two years."

"Haha!" Deng Sheng smiled and said, "It's okay. As long as you defeat the Qin and Zhao coalition forces in the Central Plains, Qin and Zhao will no longer be able to compete with our Great Deng. Once the Central Plains enter our Great Deng, relying on their past heritage, they will feed back to the court in less than two years. In addition, Jingxiang, Jiangdong, and Bashu, it will not take long to recover. Jiang Qing, you immediately order the reserved money and grain to be transported to Wancheng, and the Secretariat and the Ministry of Revenue will be uniformly allocated. Since the Central Plains are in sight, I will do my best to fight with Qin and Zhao!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" everyone praised,

Just as Deng Sheng set the tone for the next battle, Qin Emperor, who was far away in Chang'an, also met the envoys of Zhao and responded to the request to march into the Central Plains. To be honest, even if Zhao did not send anyone to Chang'an, Qin Emperor would send troops to the Central Plains. He thought that this battle in the Central Plains would be a battle of dragons and tigers. After all, Deng and Zhao had prepared for one or two years before the war, so this war would have to be fought for three or five years. Who knew that in just half a year, Zhao State was defeated and fell. Seeing that Zhao State was about to withdraw from the Central Plains and handed over the Battle of the Central Plains to Deng State, Qin State could no longer sit still, so when the envoy of Zhao State came to Chang'an, Qin Emperor agreed without even a trace of reserve.

However, although he should send troops to the Central Plains, he still has no choice but to lead the troops to fight against Qin.

After the Battle of Changpingting, the 400,000 elite troops accumulated by Qin after entering Guanzhong had already been lost. Although a lot of them were recovered in the next few years, the Qin State's soldiers and horses are now only more than 200,000, which has almost recovered to half of its peak period. In the Battle of the Central Plains, Deng and Zhao always had 300,000 to 400,000 or 500,000 troops. If Qin State sent tens of thousands of people, it would probably not even be able to lift a wave. Therefore, while ensuring the safety of the country, it is also necessary to ensure that Qin State is not a soy sauce in the Central Plains, and Qin State can produce at most 100,000 people.

But the problem is that if there are troops, who will the leader let the troops go? After Bai Qi was idle, Qin State used several miserable defeats to prove that both Wang Feng and Ying Huai were useless. If it were just a small-scale war, it might still be useful. However, the Central Plains now gathered famous generals such as Yue Fei, Li Rubing, Yang Yanzhao, Wang Feng and Ying Huai, which are a bit inadequate.

"Report to Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the one who can lead our great Qin troops out of the Central Plains to compete with Deng Zhao is the one who must be Wu'an!" Just when everyone was at a loss, the censor Bai Li Jin recommended Bai Qi.

In fact, everyone knows that Bai Qi is the most suitable candidate, but at this time most people choose to ignore Bai Qi, because firstly, Prime Minister Li You, General Wang Feng, Ying Huai and others are all old rivals of Bai Qi, and secondly, Qin Emperor does not have the ability to control Bai Qi, so everyone chooses to ignore Bai Qi. However, after the thousands of sails passed and the waves washed away the sand, all the people discovered that there was only one Bai Qi who could command the Qin army to compete with the countries.

"Suang Li, General Wang, don't know what you think?" Qin Emperor asked Li You and Wang Feng nervously.

At this time, Li You and Wang Feng were helpless. After all, the two of them in the entire court had the deepest conflict with Bai Qi, and they were the ones who least wanted to see Bai Qi rise again. But the problem was that if Wang Feng led his troops to the Central Plains, he would probably not even have any bones left. So if the two of them stopped Bai Qi from rising again at this time, they would easily be targeted by all the civil and military officials of the court. Since Qin Emperor took the initiative to ask them, it would mean that Qin Emperor was already moved.

"Your Majesty, Wu'an Jun is indeed the most suitable candidate. The old minister supports Wu'an Jun to lead the troops to fight!" Li You and Wang Feng exchanged their eyes and said helplessly.

With the support of Li You and Wang Feng, Qin Emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief. Among the five auxiliary ministers of Qin, Li You and Wang Feng were the strongest. If they did not agree, Qin Emperor would find it difficult for Bai Qi to lead the troops.

"Since that's the case, I should go to Xianyang in person to ask Wu'an Jun to come out of the mountain!" said Emperor Qin.

"Your Majesty is the king of a country. There is a difference between the king and the minister. You only need an edict to summon Wu'an to the court. Why do you need your Majesty to go there in person?" Li You couldn't sit still when he heard that the Qin Emperor wanted to go to Xianyang to invite Bai Qi himself. If Bai Qi received such courtesy, if he won the Battle of Central Plains, he would not have to go to heaven.

"Li Xiang's words are wrong!" Baili Jin Le refuted Li You: "Wu'an Jun is the first general of our dynasty and should be given the highest courtesy. Besides, now my Qin Dynasty is in danger. It is reasonable for Your Majesty to personally ask Wu'an Jun to come out of the mountain. Maybe it can become a good story."

Baili Jin did not have as much thought as Li You. He was a very pure person and had no conflicts with Bai Qi. Therefore, he did not exclude him from asking Bai Qi in person.

"Okay!" Finally, the Emperor Qin made a decision: "Wu'an Jun is a meritorious service in our dynasty. Now it is the time to use people. I should give such a great talent the highest courtesy, and there is no need to discuss this matter."

"Here!" Li You had no choice but to respond.

Soon, Emperor Qin invited Bai Chen to come, and accompanied by Bai Chen, he left Chang'an City and went to the place where Bai Qi lived in seclusion outside Xianyang City.

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Emperor Qin stopped and said to Bai Chen: "General Bai, please go up the mountain and report to Wu'an Jun. Even if I come to visit, please ask Wu'an Jun to see him."

Emperor Qin was very cognitive and did not go up the mountain directly. You should know that Bai Qi was not even his father who gave him face. If he went up the mountain by himself, he would probably hate Bai Qi. What if Bai Qi refused to come out, wouldn't he be done? So Emperor Qin asked Bai Chen to go up the mountain first to talk to Bai Qi.

"Here!" Bai Chen responded and turned his head and walked up the mountain. After about a stick of incense, Bai Chen walked down from the mountain and came to Qin Emperor and said, "Report to Your Majesty, Wu'an Jun welcomes Your Majesty on the mountain!"

Emperor Qin nodded, then stepped out to the mountain and before he arrived at Bai Qi's residence, Emperor Qin found Bai Qi waiting for him in front of the door.

"I am Bai Qi to pay homage to Your Majesty!" Bai Qi saw Emperor Qin and quickly bowed and bowed.

Emperor Qin did not expect Bai Qi to be so respectful to him. He was immediately flattered. He hurriedly went up to him, helped Bai Qi up, and smiled and said, "Mr. Wu'an, don't have to be too polite, please get up quickly!"

After a few people entered the house, Emperor Qin did not speak nonsense and said directly: "I came here today because I wanted to ask Wu'anjun to come out of the mountain. I guess Wu'anjun should know about the battle between Deng and Zhao Central Plains?"

Bai Qi nodded. The battle had been fought for so long, so Bai Qi knew of course and said, "I have heard of this matter a little, but I don't know how the Deng and Zhao are fighting now."

"Oh..." Emperor Qin sighed and said, "Wuan Jun doesn't know that Zhao's army has been defeated, and more than 200,000 soldiers have been lost. I'm afraid it's impossible to support the situation in the Central Plains."

"I didn't expect that Li Rubing was so incompetent. Then His Majesty must have the idea of ​​entering the Central Plains today." Bai Qi said. Qin Emperor came to find him as soon as he was defeated by the Zhao army. I think he had the intention to enter the Central Plains.

Qin Emperor nodded and said, "To be honest, Wu'an Jun, earlier, Zhao had sent people to Chang'an to invite me to the Central Plains. I have agreed and gathered 100,000 elite troops in Chang'an. Unfortunately, there are no one who commands the troops, so I came to invite Wu'an Jun to come out of the mountain. Although there are many generals in the court, not many can be used. Moreover, this time the opponent is Yue Fei and Yang Yanzhao, the famous generals of Deng State, except for Wu'an Jun, who are personally in charge, I really can't think of any other plan. I also ask Wu'an Jun to take over this general seal for the Qin Dynasty."

Bai Qi did not say anything, but poured a cup of tea for Bai Qi. Seeing this, Qin Emperor thought Bai Qi would not be willing to come out of the mountain, so he hurriedly said: "Wu'an Jun, I know that some parts of the late emperor are doing wrong. I apologize to Wu'an Jun on behalf of the late emperor, and I hope Wu'an Jun will be willing to let Wu'an Jun go!"

Bai Qi smiled and said, "Your Majesty misunderstood that there was something wrong with me in the past. In addition, I suffered losses in the battle of Jianshan, and the first emperor just withdrew from the position of General. I have shown mercy to me. I have no complaints. I am now thinking about how to march."

"Oh! I am very happy that Wu'an Jun can be so generous. I wonder what tricks Wu'an Jun has for the march?" Seeing that Bai Qi was so generous and after learning about his purpose, Qin Emperor was very happy when he was considering his strategy for the march, he hurriedly asked Bai Qi what tricks he had.

Bai Qi said: "It's not a good idea, it's just a counterattack. Now the Deng army is in full swing. It's unrealistic to drive the Deng army out of the Central Plains, and we can't do this. Besides, if we help Zhao drive the Deng army away, Zhao will probably turn against us next, so it's best for us to curb the Deng army's offensive and maintain the current situation in the Central Plains."

"Wu'an is wise. If Wu'an takes action, I will rest assured. After I return to Chang'an, I will immediately issue an order to be appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition." Qin Emperor said happily.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not urgent. There is one thing that is urgent now." Bai Qi said.

"What's the matter?" Qin Emperor asked.

Bai Qi said: "Your Majesty, Deng has garrisons in Wuguan and Hanzhong, and these garrisons did not participate in the battle of the Central Plains. If our Qin army marched into the Central Plains, the troops from Hanzhong and Wuguan would definitely take the opportunity to invade Guanzhong. Therefore, before sending troops, we need to arrange garrisons in both places to resist Deng's army."

"What Wu'an Jun said is very much, but I have ignored it." After Bai Qi said this, Qin Huang woke up like a dream. He ignored this and said, "I will arrange it as soon as possible when I return to Chang'an."

"Your Majesty knows it. The war is urgent. Your Majesty should not stay here for too long. Please return to Chang'an as soon as possible. I will arrive later." Seeing that the matter was almost done, Bai Qi persuaded Qin Emperor to return to Chang'an. The war was about to go to Chang'an. He had many political enemies in Chang'an. This required Qin Emperor to return to Chang'an and personally take charge to reduce his worries.

"Okay, the country is busy now, and I am really not suitable to leave Chang'an for too long. I am waiting for Wu'an Jun in Chang'an." Qin Emperor nodded and said.
Chapter completed!